The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-09 00:00:00

rilq PERSONS SEEKING LANDED ESTATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, YREE HOLD AND HOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER VIES GENERALLY— 'Po nE nal) GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls vrLrew,rhout the kin , rdem, or at the Am' and Estate Offices, ITO. 6?, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs, E. and 11. Lumley's FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," cAntaining Rvaried selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mans*, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OP PROPERTIES Wishing to Sell or 14,4 1 an em brace the opport un ity th a t th e medium of this edster affords, by sending the particu'ars of their properties to the Estate Offices, t 7 Chapellay-lane, London, as the Messrs. lumley can in most ca l% introduce immediate customers, where the property.is of fix eligible character, thereby avoid in`: the disadvantages of delay and its attenuant incon veniences. TIIERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, ahid then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. THE ENGLISH and FOREIGN LIBRARY COMPANY (Limited). Capital, £lOO . OOO in Shares of £lO each; £1 to be paid on ap plication, and les. on Allotment. If no Allotment be made the Deposit will be returned. DIRECTORS. Itajor-Gen. Sir Henry C. Rawlinson, K.C.8., F.R.S., 1, Hill street, Berkelev-square. The. Rev. G. R. Gleirr Chaplain-General to the Forces, War wick-square. Charles Neate, Esq., M.P., Oriel College, Oxford. Coleridg J. Kennard, Esq., F.R.G.S., Lombard-street. Ferdinand Freiligrath Band of Switzerland, Royal Ex change-buildings.' John William Kaye:Epq., 59, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Robert Bell, Esq., F.R.S.L., 11, York-street, Portman-square (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. The Consolidated Bank, L mbard-street, London. BROKER. George H. Haslewood, Esq., 7, Lothbury. Charles AUDITORS. John .eYnolds, Esci Allhallow-chambersLombard - at. °llll Ball, Esq. (Messrs " . Quilter, Ball, and Coo.), Moor,gate-at. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bevan and Whiting, 6, Old Jewry. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) W. R. Prideaux, Esq. Offices, 15, Old Bond-street. It 18 hr ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. t' °Posed to andsetablish this Company on a more com earl e "ye plan, with more complete machinery for the atte y and regular delivery of books than has hitherto been i n , united. All new works of value or interest circulated oTtiately after publication. Daily deliveries at the houses Without in town. Books will be provided for all readers out distinction of sect or party. p„ i ,.. s n, Library will comprise a Scientific epartment, a (Z ni i T s. bepartment. and a Department fort ndia and the lle Direction will combine men of eminence in the circles Literature and Commerce. i t rangernents have been made to purchase Hookham's ratY, Old Bond-street, the oldest in existence, as a basis Permanent value and vast extent, yielding 12 per cent. profit on the purchase money. S hareholders will be entitled to special privileges (as de tatlei in advertisement below). hull prospectuses and forms of application may be obtained at the Offices of the Company, 15, Old Bond-street ; or of Messrs. Bevan and Whitting, solicitors, 6, Old Jewry, City. T HE ENGLISH and FOREIGN LIBRARY COMPANY (Limited). Every Original Allottee of Ten Shares and upwards. who is also a subscriber, shall be entitled to Three additional Volumes in respect of the first ten shares, and One additional Volume for every additional five shares up to one hundred hares sow) ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BusrNPSS AGENCY OFFICES.—Persons requiring Freehold or Leasehold Property, or havinz Business and Houses to be di spose' of, should apply to Mr. CHAR LE S MURRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 26, Gerrard-street, Soho, W. Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail- Irivi Compensations, &c. Rents Collected. MR. REARDEN, LAND ESTATE. and HOUSE AGENT, SURVEYOR and VALUER, 91 !i,nrdee92, P ICCADILLY, near Cambridge House, opposite the park, Established 23 Years, respectfully invites the yarrticniars of Landed Estates, Farms, and House Property I° o Sale, to be Let, or wan ed to Rent or Purchase, for which 4_lcharge is made unless a treaty is concluded, and then Quip his usual rates ot charge, particulars of which will be tinn on application. In all cases of his Letting Farms Mr. ;;.'ardon charges tne Tenant only, and not the Landlord. i'Zrticulars of Property for Sale and to be Let wiil be oven aar e n allY. or forwarded free of charge. N.B. —Several Town tvalat u ntry Residences, Landed Properties, and Farms d to Rent and Purchase immediately. Il th aeCt full particulars to Mr. Reardon as above. T EA 'NOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti eapedAate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They to 3 14. ., Y r ecommend their improved Family Tea, reduc d Souchong reduced to 3s. M. ; mixed Assam, re -" a z• 11 ) & 3k 811 .; and the finest Assam, reduced from Is. 4d. Per lb. BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. p O Ti n I: ,, fi k ,CLES.—The Patent Newly-invented t- n - mtet le re patronised by the majnrity of the ordinar L '" ll :l9:co a unt Palmerston. They afford extra- ClLCl . g Y nm e l n er lo k, din, and detective vision.—S. and B Optl e a a ns, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. p ° WET ,L'S BALSAM of ANISEED, For COUGHS. COLDS. SHORTNESS of 6orBREATH, INFLUENZA, cte. 4ared by THOMAS FOWELL, 16, Blackfriars-road, and all Chemists, at ls. lid., 2s. 3d., and 11s per bottle. STAMP YOUR PAPER, t - VE LOPES. INVOICES. &c., with JONES'S PATENT PERCUSSION EMBOSSING PRESS. he above would be found useful to yonths at school for Nbossinv, their Book., Drawings, Payers, &c. The Press '° ,l lplete, with Plain Crest, Name, or Business Die, 9s. 81. Note the Address :—WILLIAM JONES, Die Sinker, Press Maker, and Embosser, 3, Queen's-wart, High Holborn (op posite Day and Martin's). BENSON'S WATCHES, adapted for any climate and country; wholesale and retail. Chronometer, duplex, lever, horizontal, vertical, repeating, centre seconds, keyless, astronomical, reversible, and chronograph watches, from 200 to three guineas each. An illustrated pamphlet and prise list of every description apf watch post free for two stamps. J. W. BENSON, by special warrant of appointment watch and clock maker to H.R.H. the Prins: of Wales. ➢lanutac tory, 33 and 31, Ludgate-hill, E.C. IREAUTIFUL WOMEN.—Alabaster Powder, and the azn abit Rock Dew Water from Cir cassian Bloom. M Ar e an ic Soaps, and Alabaster Liquid. Sahara. These h,' .)B tlY and inimitabl e t o il e t p re p ara t ions ren d er th e h a ir, haeth, and complexion beautiful beyond comparison.—Can be only at Madame RAC 11 U.'S 47A New Bond-street, ere she can be consulted daily. All'communications are t here confidential. NO CURE NO PAY.—The Pre-eminent success lu x iit t t, r ending the use of KERSIIAW : VOLTAIC cure n , LE BELT, novel in principle and S action, in the bean nervous and muscular atrections, admits of its sale be al li a ( le dependent upon verified efficacy. A new Belt . can neut ,,,, 0.11 trial for a month, tree of charge, for rheumatism, luini`ata, sciatica, epilepsy, nervous debility, paralysis, s one elei sPrainZi n ti d e l oloureux, bronchial cough, asthma, spatsinu': accomi red. __gestion, inactive liver, &c. By the mild elm 1 ea. Malty res t c current evolved, exhausted vital energy is e i Prices, ss. to 15s. each ; for extreme cases, 1 1. er je n g t ° size and owr. Testimonials sent free.—Depot, k edlane, nii n l i ; ._______ William-street, City. Rh EATI NG'S COUGH LOZENGES.—Statistics 12;0n, r ; that 50,001 persons annually fall victims to Pul ;luest, ii,s.V”,oerders, including consumption, diseases of the Deft er t r i g la respiratory organs. Preventionis times I' _ cure .be, therefore, prepared during the wet and ')Z.Ra‘i : r ,t 14 11 with a supply ot KEATING'S COUGH ‘ c'nei n ,7 ,9 , Which possess the virtue f averting, as well as : ro tor th e hor cold ; they are good alike for the oung I .2ring th e Ked - -thev soothe bronchial irritation ; and for ira "'re tlie preacher, statesman, singer, and actor k " , ronised them, tt ;Sir—../h a ,.." St. Paul's eatheiral, 30th November, H 49. a i ro l . lose wh o ' e much p. leasure in recommending y our lozenges relief be distressed with hoarseness. They have clergymen fro m@ on several occasions when scarcely able to t() eff eefS Of catarrh I think they would be very , barristers . , and public orators. "I am, Sir, yours faithfully, " THOMAS FRANCIS, Vicar Choral. To lit tt Pre ea ng. ,, and oared and sold in boxes, is lid, and tins, 2s 9d, 4s 6d, Paul's Ch e h ae " , 13 3 , Thomas Keatin2-, Sze., 9SI_ 4ten t Mer e Ya d, London. Retail by ch emist all druggis , t 7 s , =a icine vendors in the world. VRUPTURES. --.BY ROYAL LETTERS":PATENT. ITRITE's MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS lEllinrri """` (PERvi.,„.. ': .... GREAT 11 -z1) AND EXIIIBITED .117 0 R "S Me 851 AND 1862), is allow ln ed by Tin upw effective Inventiondxined ldieal Gentlemen to be the most lA. The use - ~.Le curative treatment oi oi ards of is here av,./ I ,a Steel g ain .. body, whf ''''`ed-11 soft-' b , so I,l_ ... le the reouisite ?' _s andag ower is supplied by the often hurtiul l i i n l' its effects, all u d e : i l ain Pad a s ourine,cslness that it cannot be d e et i : in te g d, wanorn round the d ma c z be worn Patent e L i e s v t e i r, fi p tting with so much ease and the to es, of th bo ' trus,7,,"P• A descriptive circular may be ha , uich cannot fail to fit , forwarded by post, on the cir - Bent to the e d y er tw o inches Manufacturer, below the hips, b e ing A Double Truss:3l ." 8" 265.28 . All". WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. , A Single Truss ice •,6d., and 31s. M. Postage, ls. All Umbilical Truss, a 425. ' 4 6, 62a. 6d. Postage, is. 10d. P ost -office Ova and 52a. 6d. Postage, is Bd. Oino e, p i - •-•ers t o be a nt l ade payable to John White, POBt. OCadilly, NEW PATENT EE - TIC STOCKINGS, e AT. , &c., for Varicose Veins and all oases of robes and Swelling o f the Legs, Sprains, &a They are Itqht in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on an ordinary stook:in Price 48. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s. each. Postage 6d. g. JOHN WRITE. Manufacturer. 228. Piccadilly. I -4 A MBERT'S ASTHM A TI C BALSAM.—AN EFFECTUAL I'tE3IEDY, without confining the bowels er. affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad Mated to be the beat medicine for immediately relieving colluhs, Colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con gumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which l'trovokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption m effects arc truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, .or L ven ,,lYing down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief l'i.a Lew minutes after taking it. Prepared oniy and sold by • L A. NIB Elt T, Chemist. 8, King-William-street, Charing .?c° mm, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 13td., and f,"'''.,,e quantities in one, 2.. Od. each. Be particular. and ask `'r -Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam, The name and address ae. '4graved on toe stamp. ------____ - itoyAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediat e v i c i n i ty of the Great Northern Rail minus, Termi nus, Ring's-cross. ~... Patron—Her most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. vice -Patron—Ills Royal Highness the Prince of WALE c,K.G President—llls Grace the Duke of BUCCLECCII, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. ~ir he numerous and urgent appeals of sik poor for ad ',sifui compel the Committee to entreat the the bounty of the ' l,m ent and h umane, as the medical officers are daily obliged t' treat as out-patients many distres.iug cases which. with T i o e i adequate funds, they w ou ld gladly admit into the warts. beds, pmss of the Hospital a re capable of containing 500 .. . lite Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on v..oluntary co ntributions and legacies, which are received by Inc 'Treasurer, Edward llas.erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also ?,), illessrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; 'ferries and ', O . • ; Ransom and Co.;Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, -, ayne and Co ,• Griyn an'd Co. ; 3 ones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay !, 11 7 (1 Co. ; Denison and Co.; W alianss, Deacon, and Co. ; , erend, Gurn . 3 1ast, r el'. and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; t 4 i ., man al, fro m and 1 Co. ; til I. Flaed and Co., Liverpool ; an d a t "%Vm 0 15. bTANFORD S. SMITH Secretary, ‘ , c o t' 1 )1; ,Stocbti - , ' THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1864. N°. 22,321. VURNI I'URE, CARPETS, BEDDING , and FLOORCLOT CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or dis , ance. First class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to (Aergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. Eit GYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR- N iSH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and Co. are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled lIOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by 410 admirable engravings of every description of Furniture and Bedsteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gratis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised scale WHERE CAN WE MEET AF MR THE PANTOMIMES ? My dear Fellow, Gentlemen sup at EVANS', Covent-garden. be the frosty weather. The men are all likely soon to re cover. Admiralty orders have been received at Chatham by Col. T. Lemon, C. 8., commandant of the Chatham division of Royal Marines Light Infantry, directing Brevet-Major C. J. , Ellis to proceed to Portsmouth, and Capt. T, G. S. Meheux to Plymouth, for embarkation. Cept. W. L. Tinmouth has received orders to proceed to Deal, where he will relieve Capt. P. M. C. Croker, who is to rejoin head quarters pre vious to embarkation. ZThe following appointments have been made at the Admi ralty :—Lieut. F. W. Hallowes and Lieut. W. F. L. Elwyn to the Duncan ; Sub-Lieut. Jainesß Marsden to the Royal Oak; Thomas Nelson, sfaff-sur; , to the Wellesley; J. W. M. Ashby, paymaster, to be secretary to Rear-Admiral Sir James Hope ; David T. Waugh and Herbert F. Roe, assist.-paymasters, to the Duncan, to be secretary's clerks; Thomas S. Chanter, assist.-paymaster, to the Dauntless; J. W. Leahy and W. Connolly assist. .Eurgeons for the Chatham Marines; R. Gilmour, t wist, -surgeon additional, to the Wellesley; W. C. Fairbaiat, assist.-surgeon, addi tional for disposal, to the Duncaa ; W. Pattullo, assist.- surgeon, additional to the Figard and Thomas S, Oborn, naval instructor, to the Duncan. in stock-taking. Very little disposition was evinced to transact business, and the value of lace yarns was less firm. There was scarcely anything doing in hosiery yarns, the late advance being scarcely obtainable. There is no altera tion to notice in the value of brown nets ; business trans acted almost nominal. I{INAHAN'S LL BR I t V N I - I D I Y SKY v. COGNAC, This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It 14 Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinahan's LL Whisky." A Six-roomed Parsonage An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto A Twelve-roomed ditto 191 11 0 Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househ )Id furniture, carpets, or bedding. Ref erences kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Sou Pl thampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, R.yde, ymouth, Wells, Oxford. Brighton, Gabasborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Britain. COB BETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.E, PARIS. -GRAND HOTEL DU LOUVRE. Established in 1855.—Situated in the most Central part of Paris, Rue de Rivoli and Place du Palais Royal—Six hundred Bedrooms at from 3 to 20fr.-60 Sitting-rooms at from 4 to 20fr. —a richly decorated Dining Saloon—Table d'Hote at six o'clock—Public Coffee and Dining Rooms — Choice Wines—Dinners served a la carte both in the dining rooms and the private apartments—Reading and Conversa tion Saloons ; also Saloons for Musical, Wedding, and other parties—all Newspapers and Serial Publications received — Divans, Coffee, Smoking, and Billiard Rooms—numerous Bath-rooms —Carriages on the premises—first-class Private Equipages at command—Omnibuses running to all the rail way stations—Postal Letter-box —Telegraph office day and night—Photographic studio—a staff of Servants speaking all Languages. NEW WORK BY THE DUKE OF MANCHESTER. Next week, in 2 vols., Bvo., with Fine Portraits, 305., bound, COURT AND SOCIETY, FROM ELIZABETH TO ANNE. Edited from the Papers at Kimbolton, By the DUKE of MANCHESTER. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street STEAM from LONDON to NEW YORK The British and American Steam Navigation Company (Limited) will DESPATCH one of the undermentioned Splendid Fast Screw Steamers TWICE EACH MONTH for New York:— Tons. Horse Power. LONDON 2,500 500 Capt. GLOVER. WESTMINSTER 2,500 ..... 500 ..... Capt. Couch. DUBLIN 2,500 ..... 500 ..... Capt. Pnoun. NEW YORK 2,500 ..... 500 ..... capt. HARRIS. These magnificent vessels are unsurpassed by any ocean going steamer, and have accommodation for passengers re plete witn every comfort. The Line will commence early in March ; the exact date to be fixed in a latter announcement. To load in the Victoria Docks. For freight or passage apply to the Company's Agents, Alfred Laming and Co., 70, Cornhill. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., FOR EVER: A STORY OF ENGLISH COUNTRY LIFE. By A CLERGYMAN. "A well-written, interesting story. It will not fail to secure a large share of public f,ivour."—Observer. Hurst and Blacked, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., WOMAN'S RANSOM. A By the Author of " Grandmother's Money," &o. " An excellent tale."—Daily News. " A Woman's Ransom' will fascinate the attention of the reader to the very end."—John Bull. Hurst and Blaelett, 13, Great Marlborough-street TF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any 1 one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. T;eir world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. lid. nd 25. 9d. ; or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. Now ready, in 4to , with magnificent emblematic cover, price 215., more= 31s. td., THE ILLUSTRATED INGOLDSBY LEGENDS, from Sixty Origin xl Drawings by Cruikshank, Leech, and Tenniel. " There could not be found a more pleasant book than The Ineoldsby Legends.' A series of humorous legends, illu-trated by three such men as Leech, Cruikshank, and Tenniel—what can be more tempting?"—Times, Dec. 4. An Edition without Illustrations, small Bvo., ss. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. This Day, Companion to " Anonym a," price 25., KITTLES: A Biography of ft " Fascinating " Woman. London : George Vickers, Angel-court, Strand. UNIFORM WITH " THE PRIVATE DETECTIVE." This thy, Never before Published, price 25., QECitET SERVICE! Or, The Recollections of a City Detective. By A Forrester, jun.—London : Ward and Look, 15S, Fleet-street : , , , . . - . '. 'n. ' -'r ~ -.:...- ', ,A.-% 131. Atli- ~...,": * 7 7s -, 1 1 • A r, ~ ..1 / 4 .......zwa,. ~,, .. . ,:„,:s, _ 7 , - -.- -_, -•- ' l\7.-''' '' ‘4 ,, - ‘' 4* " .l, - I . r. 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A raised dais about six inches in height, surrounds this splendid apart ment, and is skirted and edged with marble, the pattern of the flooring being completed by the dais as a rich border. Upon this dais commodious seats will be placed. Under each of the two extreme domes a large octagon slab of marble will support the desks appropriated to the recording of wagers, the writing of letters, despatches, &c. At the south-west corner is another set of folding doors which lead into an area of about 70ft by Vft, for open-air betting, somewhat simi lar to the present Lawn, but paved in this case, and pro vided with many conveniences, and amongst others that of a telegraph-office. The subscription room is warmed by hand some open stoves, lined with Minton's tiles, surrounded with massive and appropriate chimney pieces, from the British and foreign marble galleries of Warwick House, Regent street, and surmounted by very lofty pier glasses. The grand or central entrance leads onwards through a tall iron gate-. way, over a tramroad for heavy traffic, into the principal public yard, 103 ft long by 60ft wide, appropriated to sales by auction. In the centre of this area will be found the old and familiar Temple of the other premises at Hyde-park corner, covering the aqueduct with its fox and the bust of Geo. IV, when in early life ; and in the north-west corner the well-known pulpit of the auctioneer. The whole of the yard is covered by a gigantic roof of Hartley's patent glass, 150 ft in length, 1021 t in breadth, and 60ft high. It is sup ported by iron girders, and constructed to admit or exclude the external air at pleasure, and thus obtain the greatest amount of ventilation. Surrounding and opening into this enclosure are some of the stables, of which there are in all 98 stalls and 20 loose boxes. Behind the north and west portions of the inner row of stalls is a wide roadway, upon the side of which are some of the loose boxes (intended for entire horses, and mares with their foals), the dimensions of which are remarkable, being 12ft by 14ft in size I These are lighted by a ventilating louvre top, to which all foul air is at once carried, without retardation, by the peculiar construction of the sloping roof. The doors are likewise provided with the means of additional light and ventila tion, All the divisions of the stalls are boarded up to sft Gin in height, with elm planking, and have iron cap pings. An excellent system of trapping the drains, ren dering each independent of its fellow, is likewise notice able. We need not add that there are numerous corn-rooms, hay-lofts, washing departments, gas and water to each stall, &c.; but we may not pass the manure pits without a word in praise of their thorough efficiency, being arched over and all effluvia carried aloft by tall shafts. Nor may we omit to state that above the inner square of stables, and equally beneath the protection of the glass roof, is a gallery running the entire length of and around the oblong square area, for the repository of corriages. Under a portion of this gallery the tramway is terminated by a turn-table, upon which the carriages rest, and are raised to and lowered from the upper level by the hydraulic ma chinery of E lston and Amos, which is set in motion by sin ply turning a tap, being similar in principle to those now In use at the now monster hotels. M. Charles Freeman, of Lincoln's Inn-fields, is the architect of this complete structure, and Messrs. Holland and Hannan, the builders, the clerk of the works being Mr. B. Pyle. THE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. ccxxlx., will be Published on SAT URD tIY NEXT, January 16th. CONTENTS. I. China. 11. Amer'Cßll Views of England. 111. Forsyth's Life of Cicero. IV. Guns and Plates. V. Speke's Travels on the Nilo. VI. Eels. VII. Rome in the Middle Ages. VIII. The Danish Duchies. John Murray, Albemarle street. Nov ready, in post Bvo., price 2s. 6d., to be published half yearly, - - THE BROWN BOOK : A Book of Ready Reference for the Use of Visitors and Residents in London, Containing selected Lists of Hotels, Boarding houses, Dining-rooms, Lodgings, &c. Full and Practical Information as to Chanties of every description, Libraries, and Institutions ; Days of Meeting of the Scientific Societies Amusements, Theatrical, Musical, &c. With other Useful Information, the whole classified in a novel manner. Also, a Handy List, showing the nearest Post-0111:e, Telegraphic Station, Cab Stand, Fire Engine, &e., &c., to 1,000 Principal Streets. London : Saunders, Otley, and Co , Brook-street, W. ; and all booksellers, newsagents, and railwjy bookstalls. BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON " FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, ABOOK OF B E A U T Y. By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. Gel. T "ft 0 X F 0 R D, , OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Selections from the following Operas, viz., T EIE SLAVE, by Sir H. Bishop; also, from LA FORZA DEL DESIINO—Verdi; by the fol lowing talented artistes .—Misses 'Russell, Townley, Fitz- Henry, SI , almsley, Tyrrell, and Ellison; Messrs. Green, Huish, Kimberley, Stuart, &c. Solos on the Violin by VIOTTI COLLINS, the cele brated English Violinist. Flute by Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant. And the marvellous instrument, the ORCHESTRAL PIANO, by Herr SCHALKENBACH, the Inventor. Comedy, by UNSWORTH ("or any other man "), Eucrene, W. Randall,W. T. Critchfield, T. Maclagan, George Hutchen son, and the marvellous Gymnasts, Messrs. Berri, Leach, and Foster. THIS EVENING, will be produced, supported by the entire company, a new and original Cantats, entitled "ICing Christmas." 'written by Litchfield Moseley, Esq., and com posed by W. Meyer Lutz, expressly for the establishment. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. CANTERBURY HALL—THE GHOST in the MAGIC FOUNTAINS, surpassing any of the Trans formation Scenes cf the Season--one of the most beautiful effects ever produced. The scene, "The Tempest ;" Ariel, Miss E. Townley. The flight of Ariel through the Fairy Fountains is certainly a triumph of art —Vide Public Press. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions of the Estab ishment as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by tlnsworth (the great Stump Orator), Eugene, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, J. Jester, T. Maclagan, &a. Admission, 6d ; Stalls and Balcony, ls. Open every Evening. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.—FRANCONI'S GRAND CIRQUE DIFERIAL, EVERY EVENING, at Half-past Seven ; Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at Two. "This troupe is certainly one of the best we have had in England for some years. The Cirque Imperial may safely count on a long career of prosperity in London."—The Times. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street —Great Treat for the Juveniles during the Holidays.—The series of Models of the Kings of England, from the Conqueror to that of ber present Majesty, attired in the mag,nifieent costumes of their respective periods, is now near y complete : and in the Chamber of Physiognomy are several new additions. Admission, Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 till dusk, and from 7 till 10. A RGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Hay market. NOTICE. —M. JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS will be continued at the above elegant rooms. Admission ls. Conductor—M. JULLIEN. Solo Performers—Messrs. Mosca, Tyler, Horton, Snelling, Progratski, ➢i'Kcnney, Doors Open at 8, commence at half-past. Manager, M. GEENET. 31[ESSRS. BOTT. JACKSON, 'AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park. N.B.—Betting on the Waterloo Cup. Address—BorT and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. pRIZE MEDAL-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862.' FRANCIS TUCKER Jr CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., To the Queen and the Mince of Wales. (Established 17?0.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, In 1862, testifies to he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' =nut acture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn,r com mend them to the clergy for the use oPthe altar." Finest quality, with Platted Wicks , patented.. d. per lb. Ordinary quality • • • Ca per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality Is. sd. per lb. Second quality ls. 3d. per lb. ls. ld. per lb. Third quail , y Carriage pald in . London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO.. 8, South Molten-street. Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishmcnt in England for he Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the t Altar. _IFEBOAT SERVICES. —During the recent JU heavy gales some of the [oats of the Royal Na!ional Lifeboat Institution have been instrumental in rescuing the crews of the following wrecked vessels:—Schooner Theophi lus, of Aberdeen, 5 men ; barque Tamworth, of Norway, 17; schooner Northern Lights, of Preston, 4 : pilot boat, of St Ives, 7 ; schooner Arson, of Workington, 4; schooner Gipsy, of Drogheda, 4 ; smack Saucy Jack, of Inverness, 1 ; barque Marietta, of Lisbon, 1 ; fishing boat, of Filey, 2 ; Tenby fishing boat, 3; and barque Providence, of Dantzic,7. Total lives saved, 55. The lifeboats also assistel in bringing safely into port, with their crews, consisting of 29 men, the Italian brig Camoglino. the schooner Sir Cohn Campbell, of Whitby, the schooner Guilts, of Palermo, and the ketch Snip, of Am sterdam. The hieboats also went off in reply to signals of distress on fourteen occasions, but their services were not ultimately required. The amount of reward pdd for all these services was £216. The Committee of the Institutionearnes t;',y AP PEAL to the public for ASSISTAN+_,E to enable them to meet the con tinued heavy demands on the Society's 125 allreceiv th and countr bankers ; and b the Secretary, Richard Lewis, 1 Esq., at the y Institution, 14, John-street ,Adelphi, Loudon. THE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN. MOLLARD'S PERFUMED SULPHUR SOAP and CREAM for ordinary toilet purposes, and "BAREGE' SULPHUR CREAM, for Baths, free from disagreeable odour ; an infallible means of preserving the skin and body in perfent health ; they are also an effectual remedy in curing local and cutaneous affections and rheuma tism. Highly patronised and recommended by the most eminent physicians ,see Testimonials). Tablets of Soap, from Nos. 1 to 5, according to the degree of sulphur they contain, sold at the depot, 2, Rupert-street, Coventry-street, London, W., and at alt chemists. Prospectuses and testimonials sent on application. TEETH, —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set or teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, ani adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the month without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskeil's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations iree. —B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Rear-Admiral Sir Jas. Hope, K,C.8., the future Com mander-in-Chief in the North. American and West Indian waters, yesterday hoisted his flag at Portsmouth on board his flagship, the Duncan, 81 gun screw liner. The usual honorary salutes were exchanged with the Victory, the flagship of Vice -Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C.8., Port Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the district. A naval court-martial, consisting of Captains J. Sec combe (President), H. W. Hire, and R. Gibson, and Com manders Phelps and Curme, assembled yesterday on board her Majesty's ship Victory, at Portsmouth, for the trial of Joseph Lowth, a private, Royal Marines, lately serving in her Majesty's ship Queen, on charges of desertion and a fraudulent misapplication of mess money. The Court found the charges proved, and sentenced the prisoner to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour. The Lyra, 9-gun screw sloop, Commander Parr, went out at Portsmouth harbour yesterday, and anchored at Spit- _ . head, where she took in her ammunition for sea. To-day, weather permitting, she will be tried at the measured mile in Stokes Bay, and if the results prove satisfactory will then be reported ready to proceed on foreign service. The Victoria, screw three-decker, 107 suns and 1,000 horse power of engines, is ordered to be brought down Portsmouth harbour and fitted out for commission. It is stated that she has been selected by the Admiralty to re lieve the Marlborough, three-decker flagship of the Admiral Commanding-in-Chief on the Mediterranean station. The: Fos, screw storeship, went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday, with a cargo of machinery from Woolwich. Her Majesty's paddlewheel sloop Hecate, Captain G. H. Richards, ordered home from the Pacific, yesterday went up to Woolwich dockyard from Greenhithe, and berthed alongside the Salsette hulk, where she commenced discharg ing her powder preparatory to the Commodore's inspection, previously to her being paid out of commission. The Hecate was commissioned at Woolwich on the Ist of September, 1860, and she has consequently been absent three years and four months. On her arrival yesterday at noon and until sunset the offing in the river presented a most animated ap • pearance, from the number of shore boats laden with the wives, families, and friends of the ship's eompany who awaited her arrival off the dockyard. The War Department screw steamer Balaklava,Mr. Pellet master commander, yesterday went down the river from Woolwich Arsenal on an engineer's trial after repairs, The trial was in all respects satisfactory. She had previously shipped a portion of her cargo, consisting of 100 pounder Armstrong shot and some 7 inch shot, for Portsmouth, for the purpose of carrying out experiments on board the gun- nery ship Excellent with Commander Scott's new gun. During the last few days a considerable quantity of angle and plate iron, chiefly from the Consett Ironworks, has ar rived at Chatham dockyard and landed at the Anchor wharf, A 3 be used in the construction of the iron frigate Beller°. phon. In accordance with the instructions from the Adm ralty the most rigid examination of every bar and plate o iron received at the dockyard is made by the officials ap. pointed to that duty, after which the iron undergoes the usual tests at the hydraulic testing house in the dockyard, the Lords of the Admiralty having given directions for the Bellerophon to be constructed of the best description of iron it is possible to procure. Most of the iron recently received at Chatham has proved to be most excellent, the variety of tests to which it has been subjected failing to detect a flaw. On the other hand, however, some of the angle and plate iron has turned out to be very inferior, and the whole of this has been unceremoniously rejected, and returned to the contractor. The Wizard, screw steam gunboat, 60-horse power, at tached to the first division of the Sheerness steam reserve squadron, was taken up from Sheerness harbour for a pre liminary trial of her machinery, &c., at the measured mile off Maplin Sands, on Thursday, previous to being commis• sioned for service on the West Coast of Africa. An average speed of 8 knots an hour was attained, and the trial was considered altogether very satisfactory. The appointmontof Masters-Attendant and Queen's Har bour master at Chatham has become vacant by the resigna tion of Commander C. Pope, who has held that post for upwards of 10 years. It is probable that the vacant office will be filled by one of the masters-attendant now stationed at Sheerness Dockyard. It was yesterday announced that some further changes will shortly take place among the officials connected with the naval establishments by the re tirement of some of the heads of departments now doing duty at Chatham Dockyard. The Bombay, 67, 2,782 tons, 400-horse power, fitting on No. 3 dry dock at Chatham as an admiral's flagship, has still about two months' more work to be completed on board before she will be ready for undocking. Additional cabinsl and offices are being fitted on the upper deck for the admira. and his suite, and extra cabins placed on the main deck The topmasts and topgallant masts ate in their place, but the present severe weather has been very much against the expeditious rigging of the ship. The Bombay is in good condition, and the repairs requisite to fit her for the service on which she will be engaged are very trifling. She was built at Bombay, where the Calcutta was also constructed, and was converted at Chatham a few years since to a screw steamer. The present will be her maiden cruise. On Wednesday an accident happened to a party of work men employed on board the Irresistible, 80, screw steam line-of-battle ship, being brought forward in dry dock at Sheerness for Coastguard service. It appears that the men were working in the screw aperture, and had made fast a staging with ropes to a "curling" or wooden beam over head, They required, however, to shift the stage, and the second time made it fast to one of the steps used in getting down the aperture to the propeller of the vessel. While four men were on the vessel inspecting the caulking pre vious to commencing to " pay " that portion of the verso the iron bolt which secured the stage broke, and the men! were precipitated to the bottom of the dock, a distance of about 27ft. A second stage just below broke the violsnce of the fall, and most probably preserved some, if not all, of their lives, but as it was George Brisley, caulker, received two large scalp wounds; —Vandepur, inspector of caulkers, suffered several abrasions of the skin, and was much shaken; George Dew, caulker, sustained severe injury to his back, and John Hughes, labourer, was hurt in the hands and knees. The eAttee of the iron bolt snapping is supposed to EPSOM SPRING MEETING. Entries for the City and Suburban Handicap of 15 soya each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared : the last mile and a quar ter. 148 subs. The weights to be published in due time : Lord Burleigh, Columbia, Aunt Judy, Dollar, Dr. Syntax, Verbena, by De Ruyter ; Judex, Diviner, Birdfinder, King of Utopia, Gordian Knot, Barnham, Berkeley, Young Re.- pid, Planet, Nebula, Summerside, Echo, Templar, Char rnian, Rhcebus, Langford, Carnival, Fiancee, Iphigenia, Highland Piper, The Knave, Gladstone, Royal Stag, Sir Roger, Phemy filly, Crisis, Alabama, Saccharometer, Bon Soir (bred in France), Vivid, Hospodar, Jarnicoton, Newmarket, Fairy Ring, Blue Mantle, Man at Arms, La Toucques, Bradamante, Stockinger, Tage, Argonaut, St. Alexis, Greenland, Prince Plausible, Naxos, Tattoo, Mail Train, Muezzin, Catch-'em-Alive, Brother to Rubini, Voluptas, Joco, Exchequer, Kemptown, Umpire, Bellman, Merry Maid, The Beadle, Donnybrook, Adventurer, Tom Fool, Lucky Star, Horse Marine, Woodcraft, Blarney, Fly ing Fish, Gamma, Guardsman, Bacchus, Orphene, Leonora, Fitz-Avon, Avondale, Stockman, King Charming, Major, M. Philippe, Juliet, Barbadoes, Whitethorn, Veterinarian, Greville, Aurora, Blondin, Weatherspy, Black Fawn, Yamuna, Count Cavour, Ace of Clubs, Newchuroh, Early Purl, War Dance, Isca, Queen of Spain, Countersign, Me landra, Lady Superior, Brindisi, Ostentation, Tademus, Golden Cross, Despair, Moulsey, Hawkshaw, Truant, Lis ton, Aurelian, Marigold, Merry Heart, Double First, Weather Glat s, The Count, Dispute, John Davis, Crochet horse, Lady Milton, Tippler, Trumps, Redcap, Old Fuller, Balham, Limosina, Mahometan, Harvest Mall, Bathilde, Carisbrook, Beverley, Fantail, Lord Zetland, Lady Emma, Lady Warwick, Bittern, Cadiz, Bangle, c by King Tom out of Gentle Kitty, Pegasus, Gratitude, Stockowner, Barter, Odine, Canary, Mail Train, and Master Richard. Entries for the Great Metropolitan Stakes (Handicap) of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and only sif declared. Great Metropo litan Stakes Course. Two miles and a quarter, to start at the winning chair. Eighty-two subs. The weights to be published in due time :—Aunt Judy, Dollar, Verbena, by De Ruyter, Bally Edmond, Jack of Hearts, Diviner, c by The Cure, out of Game Pullet, Cachuca, Change, Gordian Knot, Farnham, Young Rapid, Summerside, Echo, Templar, Charmian, Butterfly, Barchettina, Touch and Go, Iphi genie, Highland Piper, Lioness, The Knave, Costa, Royal Stag, Crisis, Alabama,lThe Ranger, Miluela, by the Cos sack or Serious, out of Mathilda (bred in France), Detec tive, Blue Mantle, Anfield, Asteroid, Blackdown, Tattoo, Naxos, Catch-'em-Alive, Mail Train, Brother to Rubini, Joco, Kemptown, Glowworm, Watchman, Tailor, c by Windhound, out of Letcombe Lass, King Charming, Major, The Reserve, Lady of Coverham, Whitethorn, Veterina rian, Greville, Grimston, Blithfield, Yamuna, Count Ca your, Welcome, Early Purl, Donne Canne, Fairwater, Isca, Brighton, Double X, Alpheus, Durham, The Count, John Davis, Old Fuller, Canary, Limosina, Mahometan, Harvest Mell, Beverley, Fantail, Sheridan, Lord Zetland, Lady Emma, Jeannette, Magnum Bonum, Welbeck, G-ratitud9, and Stockowner. NORTHAMPTON MEETING. Entries for the Great Northamptonshire Stakes (Handi cap) of 100 sous, added to a sweepstakes of 25 soya each; 15 ft, and 5 only if declared. Two miles, 97 subs.—Cherry Hill, Truant, West-End, Lapidist, Baldwin, C by Hospi tality out of Wensley, Spectre, Monk, Trust, Incitatus, Duchess of Kent, Change, Blondin, Knutsford, Detective, Dollar, Amelia, Gordian Knot, Llangollen, Ratcatcher, Be douin, Evenhand, Lioness, Costa, Crisis, Alabama, Anglo- Saxon, Limosina, Mahometan, Outlaw, Beverley, Fantail, Carisbrook, Principal, Brother to Springbok, Touch and Go, Iphigenia, Highland Piper, Benjamin, Milicela, Worth less, Anfield, Wingrave, Glenorchy, Asteroid, Blackdown, Greenland, Kernptown, Mail Train, Joco, Brother to Ru bini, Farce, Claxton, Loiterer, Glow-worm, Watchman, Union Jack, Caroline, Ghillie Callum, Miss Emma, Earl of Surrey, M. Philippe, Flash-in-the-Pan, Whitethorn, Gibraltar, Spitfire Kitty, Welcome, Early Purl, Donne Canne, Countersign, Junius, Double First, Despair, Knave of Trumps, Trojanus, Danaus, Trumps, Redcap, Turn-of- Luck, Welbeck, Sheridan, Lord Zetland, Fairwater, Lady Coverham, Mantrap, Sweet Willie, David Ann, Blith field, Safeguard, Gardener, Petit Oiseau. Lord Stamford, Lord Winchelsea, Lord Cardigan, Mr. G. Douglas Pennant, and Colonel Pearson are subscribers, but did not name. RACING FIXTU. FEW 'RES FOR 1864. LUTARY. Birmingham Harrow Chelmsford l7 Lincoln Spring 23 Hungerford .. .. 25 MA: Nottingham Spring 1 Derby Spring 3 Liverpool Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring - Warwick .. 16 Durham Northampton 29 Catterick 3O AP Croxton-park Edinburgh Spring 2 Abergavenny Thirsk 5 M Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath .IL. Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 Manchester Harpenden Epsom Ascot Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury .. 22 tockbridgo Chelmsford 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Newcastle-on-'Typo 28 Worcest:r (Summer) Ipswich . , Newmarket July Carlisle Abingdon Liverpool July Stamford l4 Pontefract Nottingham Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield Goodwood Am Bright on 2 Brighton Club Lewes Reading Egham .. l6 Oxford .. 18 Yarmouth ►SEPT] Weymouth 1 Warwick September 6 Leicester 8 Doncaster .. l3 Brecon .. 19 OCT , Northallerton 6 Newmarket Second Oct lO Noin Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 Leamington & War. Hunt 22 York August 23 Plymouth Derby 3O Lichfield Stockton Devon and Exeter Richmond Monmouth 22 Manchester Autumn Newmarket First October 27 IBER. ----- Gloucester Newmarket Houghton 24 aBER. Worcester Autumn .... 30 UST. :MBES. 'IXTURES FOR 1864, STEEPLECHASING FEBRUARY. • Carmarthen Harrow Cambridge l2 MARCIL Grand Military (Rugby Hunt) l4 ArltL - t. Abergavenny NOVEMBER. Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt 22 TATTERSALL'S-THE NEW PREMISES, (From the Field.) This important arena, with its several buildings, is now in a sufficiently advanced state to show the general design of the architect, and give a definite notion of the extensive arrangements which are being made for the increased ac commodation and comfort of its subscribers and the genera public. The plot of ground upon which it stands is nearly two acres in extent. It is approached from the east by Knightsbridge-green, near Sloane-street, and the fagade consists of two square wing-blocks of yellow brick with Portland stone dressings, pierced with six windows on the two floors, and surmounted by stone parapets with ball ter minals. These blocks are divided by a pedimented gateway, beautifully carved, and two side entrances. The left-hand block is dedicated to the subscribers, the sight to the secre tary's offices, business departments, harness rooms, and the private dwellings of the superintendents. Although the en trance presents a comparatively narrow face, the space within gradually enlarges through a depth of 300 ft., until it increases to more than double the width of the facade. The subscription-room is approached by a side foot entrance, and railed off from the centre road so as to preserve to its frequenters the utmost possibly privacy ; it is entered by lofty folding-doors. It is a magnificent saloon of elegant proportions, being 60ft by 30ft, while a clear height of 2Gft Gin is obtained. It is lighted by day by two largo domes ISit high, covered with lunette lights, each formed of one large piece of glass. A third dome is in the centre of the ceiling, in which an enormous sun-burner is placed to illuminate the whole by night. The principle—which is that of Messrs. Forrest and son, of Fetter-lane—is peculiar, as by a duplex arrangement the whole of the ceiling is brilliantly lighted, and not thrown into shadow or half-tint, as by most of the ordinary means. These domes are already bordered by a beautiful guilloche pattern, and will be enriched with coloured devices. The Important Shot Trials Shoeburyness. Yesterday forenoon important sh o t t ri als were made at Shoeburyness on th 3 Wa rrior tar get , by shot fired from the 68 pounder, with the usual ser vice charge. The Warrior target, it will be remem bered, has on its face 42 inch aammered—not rolled —armour plates, immediatelybehind these 18 inches of teak backing, and again behind the teak a thin iron skin, and strong iron frames, the latter in lieu of the wood timbers of a wood ship. Such a target it will further be remembered was destroyed the other day by a single 610 1 b. sh ell, fir ed at 1,000 yards, from the Armstrong 600 pounder, and time and again has been riddled by the steel-jacketed and steel shot of Whitworth and Armstrong. It, however, uniformly repelled the 68 pounder ; the 681 b. shot, with a charge of, 161 b. merely making an indentation of two inches, starting or breaking _ _ _ _ bolts, buckling armour plates, and inflicting irre parable injury on the teak backing. For these rea• sons one class of individuals has claimed great effi• ciency for the 68 pounder ; affir ming that a concen trated broadside of such guns is sufficient for the destruction of armoured ships afloat. Another clas of individuals, however, from the same facts, has arrived at a totally different t onclusion ; maintain ing that without a more effective gun we could not carry on a war at sea on anything like safe or equal terms. Accordingly, to produce a more effective gun, Whitworth, Armstrong, and others have laboured and are still labouring ; the hypothesis from which they reason 1)611;7 that the 68 pounder, singly or in concentrated broadsides, is unequal to the destruction of armoured ships. Mr. E. J. Reed and others, on the other hand, while leaving artillerists to fight their cwn battle, have prac tically accepted the big gan theory, and in pro viding ships with armour plates of greater thick ness than 41-in., assume the possibility of the ulti mate construction, easy handling, and rapid firing of what may still be 'called iypothetical gnus—the 600 pounder Armstrong gut notwithstanding, that gun actually requiring from 25 to 30 practised Shoeburyness gunners to oltain three discharges in an hour. Mr. E. J. Reed, and those who think with him, in effect throw over the 68 pounder, take what is called broad and far-seeing views of ships and guns, the meaning of which in plain English is, that for little guns there ae little ships and 4frin. armour plates, -while for aig guns there are big ships and any thickness of amour plates you choose, from 6 to 12 inches. Yesterday forenoon, at Shoeburyness, the friends of the 68 pounder had good reason to prick up their years. They saw the deductions negatived that the firing with the 600 pounder at 1,000 yards appeared to warrant. They discovered that while an ordinary cast-iron spherical shot fired at the Warrior target from 200 yards effected an indenta tion of 2 1-10 in., a steel shot of the same form and weight, fired under the same conditions, went through the 4in. armour plates on the Warrior target, and in all probability would have gone through the teak backing filo with an 181 b. or 201 b. charge of powder. With steel shot and an increased charge of powder, the presumption therefore is that the 68 pounder is able to penetrate and destroy any possible thickness of armour and teak backing that any seagoing ship of war is ever likely to carry comfortably. The presumption will be un expected but not unwelcome to naval officers and the great body of scientific men interested in such matters. Handy guns and handy weatherly ships that may open their broadsides on an enemy in mo derately rough weather are what, of alt things, we most require, and it is to be hoped that the ord nance select committee and the select committee on iron will before long set the point definitively at rest by new experiments, whether a heavier broad side gun than the 68-pounder is really needed. What remains to be done is to increase the O 8 poun der service charge from 161 b., and to fire steel shot with the increased charge at one of Mr. Reed's tar gets. It is gratifying b add that steel shot for the 68-pounder will cost nc more per ton than amour plates, although the shots for the Armstrong 600- pounder cost as near as can be £5O each. The shots fired yesterday were only three in number, so unexpeotel being the result that no more shots had been provided 1. 68-pound cast iron shot, 161 b. charge. 2. 68-pound steel shot 161 b. charge. 3. 68-pound steel shot, 161 b. charge. The first shot left an indentation of 2 1-10th inches, and broke six bolts. The second effected a measured penetration of 4 8-10th inches in the 49 -inch plate. The third effected a like penetration, buryingitself in the armour-plate, and sticking fast. With the quality of the armour-plates being ham mered, not rolled—no fault can possibly be found, as from first to last the armour plates of the makers, the Thames Iron Works and Shipbuilding Com pany have maintained the highest character. The steel shot did the mischief. The same shot has been, and is still, being manufactured for the Russian and other Governments on an extensive scale by the makers, Messrs. John Brown and Co., Atlas Steel and Iron Works, Sheffield. STATE OP TRADE, MANCHESTER, Jan, tB.—The yarn market is still very quiet, and business appears to be all but suspended. There has been rather more inquiry, but the object does not appear to have been so much with an intention of buying as of test ing prices. Some offers have been made for export yarns, including India mule, but at rates toa low for acceptance. Home made yarns are still flatter than shipping yarns, and there has been next to nothing doing in them. Iu these, prices are id to ld per lb. lower than last week, but even this reduction fails to attract purchasers. We hear of great irregularity in quotations, and a still greater discrepancy between the offers of purchasers in some cases and those of others. Spinners, however, though willing to make some concession, are not prepared to accept the sacrifice which such offers would involve, and without it there is little or no disposition to business. The market has rarely been so in active. In the cloth market the same stagnation prevails. Many manufacturers are very firm in adhering to late quo tations, but buyers will not listen to them, Some offers have been made, but at prices which precluded the hope of arrangement. To effect sales manufacturers would cere tainly have to take prices considerably under those of last week. No doubt the extreme flatness of the Liverpool cotton market yesterday and to-day has reacted upon business here. Probably the floods of light thrown upon the cotton question by trade circulars, some of them of a rather sensa tional character like the current literature of the day, have also some effect upon business. The general result, at all events, seems to have been to induce a strong impression in favour of lower prices prevailing. CARDIFF, 7th,—The iron trade is active. The advanced quotations are maintained with firmness, and there is no difficulty in booking orders. Scotch pig warrants have declined 2s to 3s per ton during the last few days. The docks are crowded with ships, and the steam coal collieries are on full time. If the present demand for steam coal continues the new docks will be required before the founda tion stone is laid. The cold weather has given an impetus to the house coal trade, and prices are firmer than has been the case for a long time. NOTTINGHAM, Bth.—The attendance on 'Change to-day was very limited, many of the manufacturers being engaged THE WEATHER, Yesterday morning the thermometer at the Hu mane Society's receiving house in Hyde-park re gistered 25 deg., a temperature 5 deg. higher than that of Wednesday at the same hour. At noon the mercury had risen to 27 deg. The wind was from the N.E., and the atmosphere was hazy. The scene in the parks was quite as animated as it has been on the previous day. It is estimated that not less than 30,000 persons assembled on the walks which surround the Serpentine, and that 8,000 sliders and skaters went upon the ice. The great attraction on the ice was a novel performance named " hurdle racing." The ground ice was swop' up and piled some 12 or 18 inches high. A number of persons, including ladies, then started at a given signal from one end of the pond, and skated along with great rapidity until they reached the piles of ice, which they cleared, alighting upon the ice on the opposite side, and again darting cff at full speed. After turning round the same performances were gone through. At' Hyde Park during the day 10,000 persons met upon the ice. A novel game was introduced—that of skaters pushing in front of them wicker baskets with ladies seated inside. The Long Water in Kensington-gardens had 2,000 sliders and skaters, including a large number of ladies and members of the Skating Club. Long skating and fancy skating were carried on with great spirit throughout the day. After dark the grand railway match was commenced. Each person who took part in the proceeaitigs, and thee were several hundreds in each race, carried either a lighted flambeaux in his or her hand, or else a lamp on the head. Of a sudden the railway whistle was sounded and then the skaters started off at a furious pace, coloured fires being occasionally thrown up. All the sheets of ornamental water in the other parks and the canals, in most of which the ice is now three inches thick, were visited yesterday by large crowds, and on all of them sliding and mating were kept up with great spirit. Yesterday immense quantities of floating ice were drifting in the river, rendering the passage of paddle steamers hazardous. Their plying was _ _ consequently partially suspended. The entrance and basins at the various docks being frozen up, the laden barges and lighters are prevented from moving. This has caused serious inconvenience to merchants, and groat privations and sufferings to the dock and wharf labourers, who cannot obtain their usual employment. The river Lime, above Lancaster, has been for some days covered with a thick crust of ice, upon which crowds of skaters have amused themselves since Monday. In some places the ice was thick, but in others, and especially in the rapid parts of the river, it was very thin and treacherous. On Wednesday morning last a young man of 20, named James William Mason, with another young man named Dunnerdale, went to skate upon one of the reaches of the river known as Halton. water, and as the river is some seven feet deep in this spot, and there is ordinarily a pretty strong current, it is con sidered a dangerous place to commence skating upon until the frost has been both long and severe. How ever, Mason and his companion began to skate over the river, and Dunnerdale, in approaching a certain portion, felt the ice crack beneath him, so he got away as quickly as he could, and warned Mason from going near the unsafe place, Mason, how ever, immediately made for the spot where the ice was thinnest, and when he had got about four or five yards further than Dunnerdale had been the ice suddenly broke, and he fell into the water. He sank to the bottom but immediately rose again, and clutched convulsively at the ice round him. At length he got his elbows upon the ice, and tried to raise his body out of the water, but again the ice broke, and he sank. By this time some spectators threw a couple of poles towards him, but he could not see them, as when he rose a second time only the top of his head and forehead were visible above water. He then sank again, and was seen no more. Drags were procured, the ice broken, and a search made for the body, but nearly two hours elapsed before it was recovered. It had drifted under the ice to about three yards from where deceased fell in. An inquest was held on Thursday on the body of the deceased. The coroner, Mr. Holden, in sum , . ming up the case, said it was a great pity that greater precautions were not adopted at this season to prevent accidente of this description, which were unfortunately so common, from terminating fatally. In London, although such accidents were of almost daily occurrence during the skating season upon the ornamental waters in the parks, they were seldom attended by loss of life, because there were means at hand, and people employed expressly to render immediate assistance in case of accident. Life was quite as valuable in Lancaster as in London, and yet one would hardly think so from the way in which the simplest precautions were neglected. Had ropes and ladders been at hand in this case, with some one to use them promptly, in all proba bility the deceased's life might have been saved. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." The Scotsman of yesterday says :—" The keen frosty weather which has prevailed for some days pact continued with unabated severity, and great -4 , --e-4.-4-1,9 numbers of persons turned out from Edinbuf 47:4.73 •-• r ; the lochs to enjoy the exhilarating exercise prkiKat t ; ing. Unlike the previous day, the atmospli464444.a7iiit__ • f 3 free from mist, and a clear blue sky impart of geniality to the day, which added zssix,,tarite42 , :,,, .6/4: pastime of the pleaEure-seekers who thronga . fb frozen waters of Duddingston. The number tr 11 y2ople on the loch during the day was fully larger than on previous days, and there were a great many ladies, most of whom entered into the sport with much spirit. The ice was in very good condition, considering the immense crowds of skaters that had ploughed up its surface during the past few days; but as might have been expected, considerable annoyance was caused to those enjoying the recreation which the expanse of the loch afforded by the large quantity of reeds and foreign substances of all kinds that was strewed upon it in every direction. H's Royal Highness Prince Alfred again visited Duddingeton Loch yes terday forencon, end spent some time in skating. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. The usual weekly meeting was held yesterday at ae offices of the blarci, Spring-gardens— Mr. 'hwaites in the chair. The cash statement showed that the balences in the bands of the treasurer on current accounts amounted to X 71,243 2s. Bd., on deposit accounts to £35,122 10s. 9d., and in Government securities to £86,729 Bs. 7d. A deputation from the Hackney D;strict Board of Works presented a memorial on the subject of the proposed new railways within the hackney dis trict, and calling the attention of the Board to the fact that if the lines proposed were sanctioned, it would very much injure and cut up the district. The CHAIRMAN said the subject was of great im portance, and had given him some anxiety. The engineer was preparing a report on the new rail ways, which would soon he presented, when they would go into the question. However, the interests of the ratepayers would be carefully watched over by the Board. A report from the finance committee was brought up, to the effect that they were in negotiation for a loan of £50,000, for the purposes of the Finsbury Palk - Act, 1857, at 4 per cent. per annum, for 20 years. _ _ After some discussion the report was adopted, with an amendment that the money was to be bor4 rowed for 30 years, instead of 20; but if it could not be obtained for 30 years, then the money was to be raised for 20 years. The meeting then went into a committee of the whole Board on the Thames Embankment, with reference to the inquiries for Messrs. Ritson and. Co.'s contract, strangers being excluded. The committee having deliberated about an hour, the public were admitted, and a report of the pro. ceedin,qs of the committee was submitted, to the effect that the Board had considered a report from the solicitor as to the substitution of other securi ties for Messrs. Ritson and Co.'s contract for the Thames Embankment from Waterloo-bridge to the east end of the Inner Temple, than those proposed by that firm, and the competency of the securities proposed, and of Messrs. Ritson's competency to carry out the work, had been made out to the complete satisfaction of the board. It was therefore recommended that the securities be accepted. After the transaction of some routine business the Board adjourned. Daring Escape of a Female Prisoner. A young woman, nemed Margaret Godfrey, escaped from the Town-hall on Tuesday, by extra ordinary agility and daring. She was in the women's yard attached to the cella, along with another woman. The constable who has charge of the cells was busy swilling the floors of the par: de ground which adjoins, only divided from the women's yard by a short passage. The officer had to go into the women's yard for water, and missed Godfrey, whom he had seen a few minutes before. The other women said she was in the water-closet; the officer never sup posed for a moment she could possibly have got out of the yard. On going again to the yard, soma time afterwards, the officer became suspicious, and called to Godfrey, without receiving any answEr. Further inquiry proved that she had escaped. Tne wells round the yard are surmounted by sharp pointed palisades, the height of both being more than 20ft. A water pipe tuns down the side of the wall next to the men's yard, and affords the only possible chance of climbing the walls of the women's yard. To prevent escape by this mode, two rows of long spikes have been fixed at the junction of this wall with the more lofty cross wall, which adjoins a passage leading into Castle-green. For anybody wearing petticoats to climb over these spikes seems to be impossible; it is a feat which only a daring and agile man would attempt. From an examina tion of the wall, however, it was clear that the pri soner had escaped that way. Her difficulties did not end whe❑ she reached the top of the wall ad joining the Castle-green-passage, and climbed over the high and sharply-pointed palisades fixed on the top of it. She had then to throw herself down the other side, a depth of at least loft or 17ft, there being no projections by the aid of which she could descend any part of the way before releasing her hold. She had taken the risk of so deep a fall and had got away. Feeling sure she could not have ac complished the feat without sustaining severe in juries, the chief constable directed inquiries to be made, which resulted in the speedy discovery of the woman at the Infirmary, where she was under ' treatment for severe injury to the spine. She had been taken there in a cab by a man with whom she is connected, and it is conjectured that she had became aware that ho was on the other side of the wall before she attempted to escape. Possibly the " young gentleman " resorted to the trick celebrated in so many old stories of serenading his lady-love, in order to inform her that he was waiting to receive her. He would probably try to catch her when ahe dropped down, but if so his services were of small avail. Curiously enough, the dangerous feat was undertaken to secure a very inadequate object. Men who escape from prison are generally daring thieves, who have the chance or certainty of long transportation or penal servi tude before them, but Godfrey had been committed to prison for a month only, as a disorderly prosti tute—a punishment which does not generally inspire much dread in persons of her elaes.—Sheffield Inds• pendent. RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London News.) The will of Sir John Spencer Login, Knight, of Lancas ter-gate, Hyde Park, and of Felixstowe, Suffolk, was proved in tondon, under £12,000 personalty in this country. Sir John had held high posts in connection with the Army and civil service in India, and was in the medical service of the Hon. East India Company, and the guardian of his High • ness the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh. Sir John died in October last, at his country seat, at the age of 56, having executed his will the December previous. The executors and trustees nominated are his relict (Lady Login), his cousin (Thomas B. Spence), and the testator's two sons, Edward and Spencer Login, who are in their minority. The whole of the property is left to Lady Login, for the maintenance of herself and children, and is to be divided equally amongst them upon her decease. The will of William Sbuttleworth, Esq., of Plaistow Hall, Bromley, and Fenchurch - street , was proved in London, under £60,000 personalty. The executors are his relict and Joseph Shuttlewortb, Esq., of Hartshohne, Lincoln, toge ther with Henry Thompson, Mincing- lane, and W. Meld, Fenchuren-street, both teabrokers. The will bears date July last, and the testator has directed that his business should be carried on for the benefit of his estate. To his wife he has bequeathed an annuity of £2,000; the resilue of his property is to be divided amongst his children on the youngest attaining, the age of 24. The will of James Bu stone Bunning, Esq., F.S.A., of Gloucester-terrace, Itegent'e Park, was proved in the Lon don Court, on the 15th ult., by his relict, the sole executrix --the personalty sworn under £70,000. The testator was for many years the architect for the City of London, which appointment he retained until h i s , he has bequeathed His will was executed in Ap ril last, s, death, in Novem b e r last. hie whole of his property to his wife. for leer own absolute use and benefit. -- - STEAM DOOMED._There can be no doubt but that engines worked by steam, the employment of which is always attended with so great a loss of heat, will eventually be superseded by air or caloric engines, where there is no loss by condensation. Theoretically, air-engines are perfect, and the practical difficulties that prevented their adoption ara being overcome.—lntellectual Observer. 0- I Lei64l 'h ~oc~~y a 11 0 1 ic)‘" t, irtr of e ' l °or? j